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Our focus was theoretically in warranty when it died but no replacement batteries are available. The battery died suddenly because of an internal fault. The car went from being a usable vehicle with resale value to a piece of junk in the blink of an eye. I understand this seems to happen around...

Our 2014 Focus was doing fine in 2018 at about 65000 miles and no error code when it suddenly died. It seems there is a known problem with the battery. Ford said there is no repair and there is no replacement. The Focus still looked new but it was worthless. After sitting for months while we...

It seems these Focus batteries only last about 60,000 miles. There is no warning beforehand, just a message when it dies and leaves you stranded. They no longer make replacement batteries. Ford does not honor the warranty. We've been offered $500 for our 6 year old car.